With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Springfield Township works elsewhere
Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns. 2,168 jobs are based in Springfield Township for 6,296 working residents. Jobs and income earn Springfield Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Springfield Township: the gist
No single place dominates Springfield Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Auburn Hills, gets only 7% of working residents, and 55% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Springfield Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Springfield Township makes and builds things
44% of the jobs based in Springfield Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Springfield Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. The jobs ↓
Springfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published.
Springfield Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Household income is its strongest input ($110,101, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Springfield Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
7% of working residents work in Auburn Hills
Where Springfield Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Springfield Township makes things: 44% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springfield Township, 2011 → 2021: 2,110 → 2,168. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Springfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Springfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springfield Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,391 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Springfield Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 6,072 residents head out to work, 224 work right here, and 1,944 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Springfield Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
The commute from Springfield Township, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Springfield Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Springfield Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns, #553 of 701 in Michigan. Both inputs place Springfield Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,505 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.7% of Springfield Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Springfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Springfield Township is 607th among 2,362 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 9 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Southfield Township MI | 14,671 | $185K | 4.7% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 605 | Narragansett RI | 14,291 | $96K | 19.0% | 5.6% | 15% | A− |
| 606 | Roselle Park NJ | 15,603 | $110K | 6.6% | 4.8% | 5% | A− |
| 607 | Springfield Township MI | 14,832 | $110K | 7.0% | 3.4% | 4% | A− |
| 608 | Lighthouse Point FL | 10,756 | $92K | 6.8% | 3.3% | 6% | A− |
| 609 | Hermantown MN | 10,110 | $91K | 5.4% | 2.1% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Springfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Springfield Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Independence Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | – | A− | D | 31 min | $110,101 |
| White Lake Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 32 min | $94,985 |
| Independence Township | 5% | A | C | 29 min | $114,699 |
| Groveland Township | under 3% | A | D | 36 min | $105,959 |
| Rose Township | under 3% | B+ | D− | 40 min | $107,262 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springfield Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Springfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Springfield Township?
$110,101 (±$10,325) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springfield Township?
7.0%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springfield Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springfield Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Auburn Hills (7%, 14 mi), Waterford Township (7%, 8 mi), Troy (6%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Springfield Township walkable?
Springfield Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Springfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springfield Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.